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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Who Shall Ratify? The People or the States?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are foreign visitors to America surprised they don't see more frequently?
(a) Poverty among white men.
(b) Deer and wild life.
(c) Forests and trees.
(d) Slaves.

2. In Chapter Seven, which delegate is described as being aware of the importance and significance of the Convention and its business?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Edmund Randolph.
(c) George Mason.
(d) Pierce Butler.

3. Which delegate makes the motion that an address to the people accompanies the Constitution?
(a) Elbridge Gerry.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Rufus King.
(d) Charles Pinckney.

4. Which issue tie up the Convention proceedings for days?
(a) How states are to be governed.
(b) How states elect members of the Senate.
(c) How states are allowed to veto Congressional decisions.
(d) How states are to be represented in Congress.

5. What shocks European visitors to the Southern states?
(a) The slave quarters at Mount Vernon.
(b) The accents of the Southern citizens.
(c) The clothing worn by the women.
(d) The distance between cities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Constitution go after it is signed in Philadelphia?

2. What is the last major issue Convention delegates consider?

3. Who writes that Rhode Island's absence from the Convention is insignificant in the face of the stated unity of the delegates?

4. What two types of documents do Convention delegates have to guide their discussion of states' rights?

5. Which delegate moves to postpone the vote on ratification?

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